I wasn't going to dignify this thread with a response...but I couldn't help myself.
My short response is "get real!" Are you a "real" fisherman if you drift fish? Who gets
the credit then, Mother Nature? How far are we going to take this...you are a "real"
fisherman if you build your own boat, row, and use a cane pole? Come on and get serious!
It is only another tool in the toolbelt. You can troll in Canada, you can troll in the UP,
you can troll on the Wisconsin River, Winnebago, Leech, and so on and so on...and none of
those fisheries have been decimated due to trolling. Honestly,I prefer jig fishing, and I
agree that it takes more skill. But on a very slow day, when you're trying to show young
kids some action, it might be the only option left. Trust me when I say, "The world will
not come to an end with the advent of trolling on the TFF."